. The fundamentals of live stock judging and selection . Livestock. 394 JUDGING SHEEP from 175 to 200 pounds in sheep of standard weight. The quality is fair, there being some inclination to coarseness. The breed is hornless, and ranks well for crossing on other breeds for the production of mutton. One of the principal points in favor of the breed is the large size to which it attains early in life, thus giving size and maturity to the lambs at a much younger age than otherwise. Taken as a. Fig. 164.—Hampshire ram. whole, the Hampshire is not as compact or as good in quality either in mutton o
. The fundamentals of live stock judging and selection . Livestock. 394 JUDGING SHEEP from 175 to 200 pounds in sheep of standard weight. The quality is fair, there being some inclination to coarseness. The breed is hornless, and ranks well for crossing on other breeds for the production of mutton. One of the principal points in favor of the breed is the large size to which it attains early in life, thus giving size and maturity to the lambs at a much younger age than otherwise. Taken as a. Fig. 164.—Hampshire ram. whole, the Hampshire is not as compact or as good in quality either in mutton or fleece as the Shropshire or Southdown. However it ranks well as a mutton sheep, having a reasonably wide distribution in England, America and other countries. Standard op Excellence and Scale op Points por Hamp- shire Sheep. Detailed Description. Head and Legs: Head: moderately large, but not coarse; well covered with wool on forehead and cheelcs. Digitized by Microsoft®. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Curtis, Robert Seth, 1881-. Philadelphia ; New York : Lea & Febiger
Size: 1721px × 1452px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectlivesto, bookyear1915
